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GENERAL GUIDELINES – Abridged Edition

(Version 2, Dec. 30, 2022)
General Guidelines – Detailed Edition (bit.ly/PMO25GuideDet)

Contestant Qualification

The Philippine Mathematical Olympiad (PMO) is open to all junior and senior high school students in the country. Each
of the participating schools may send at most 30 students from Grade 7 to Grade 12.

Interested students should contact pmo@math.upd.edu.ph IF they are not enrolled in a traditional school (i.e., they are
homeschooled) or IF they are enrolled in a school that will not participate.

Stages

There will be three stages: the Qualifying Stage, the Area Stage, and the National Stage.

The Qualifying Stage will consist of the following parts.

QUALIFYING STAGE – 3 hours on January 14, 2023 (Saturday) – primarily onsite (with option for online)
Part 1 Multiple Choice 15 questions 2 points each 30 points
Part 2 Short Answer 10 questions 5 points each 50 points
80 points

All contestants, regardless of grade level, will answer the same set of questions. The top 30 students from each Area
(Luzon, Visayas, Mindanao, and, NCR) will qualify for the Area Stage on February 2023. Other students with scores
above a certain cut-off score (to be determined later) will also be considered for the Area Stage.

The Area Stage will consist of the following parts.

AREA STAGE – 3 hours on February 11, 2023 (Saturday) – primarily onsite (with option for online)
Part 1 Short Answer 20 questions 3 points each 60 points
Part 2 Problem Solving 2 questions 10 points each 20 points
80 points

The top 20 students from all areas will then move to the National Stage on March 2023. The National Stage will
consist of the following parts.

NATIONAL STAGE – 4.5 hours per day on March 18 (Saturday) and March 19, 2023 (Sunday) - onsite
Day 1 Problem Solving 4 questions 7 points each 28 points
Day 2 Problem Solving 4 questions 7 points each 28 points
56 points

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Registration before the Qualifying Stage

Steps People Mode Deadline

Involved
Apply to be a School Coordinator (SC) – an SC sign-up portal Jan. 4, 2023 (W)
1 SC
authorized school personnel (bit.ly/PMO25SCApply) 11:59 AM
SC and Registration portal (link to Jan. 4, 2023 (W)
2 Register Contestants
Contestants be sent to SC) 11:59 PM
Use provided payment
Pay the non-refundable Registration Fee options, and upload proof Jan. 6, 2023 (F)
3 SC
(₱200/student) and Upload Proof of Payment to portal (link to be sent to 11:59 PM
SC).
Fill out Data Privacy and Health Waiver Form Online form Jan. 13, 2023 (F)
4 Contestants
for each Contestant (bit.ly/PMO25DataHealth) 11:59 AM

The email and contact details of the Regional Coordinators (RC) can be found here. The link to the SC sign-up portal is
already posted in the PMO Facebook page. The link to the Student registration portal will be sent by email to each
approved SC. Expect around 2-5 working days before SC approval and getting an email.

NO WALK-INS ALLOWED. Contestants need to be registered and paid for before the Qualifying Stage. The
registration fee before the Qualifying Stage is the only registration fee that needs to be paid.

Qualifying Stage – Logistics

The Qualifying Stage will be held, simultaneously, online and onsite. Students, upon registration, can choose their mode
of participation.
 Those who will join onsite must adhere to the health and safety protocols of their respective test site. These
protocols (specific to the test center) will be sent by the Regional Coordinator. The primary venues will be the
Regional Test Centers – the universities where the Regional Coordinators are based. Some Satellite Test Centers
will also be arranged, if possible, for the benefit of those who live far from regional test centers.
 Those who will participate online must have a gadget with a camera and microphone that can connect online
and run Zoom (online conference app).

Area Stage – Logistics

Ideally, an Area Stage contestant who participated onsite in the Qualifying Stage will take the test in the same venue as
the previous stage. If there is a need to modify the arrangement, the PMO will coordinate with the schools and contestants
involved.

National Stage – Logistics

The National Stage will be in Metro Manila. Subsidies will be given for air/sea travel and long distance land travel.
Subsidies for their accommodation will also be considered.

Certificates and Awards

Contestants who were able to join the Qualifying Stage and have been compliant with contest rules will receive a
certificate from the PMO.

The Awarding Ceremony will be in the evening of March 19, 2023 (Sunday).

Based on scores from the Qualifying Stage, the following contestants will be awarded with a certificate and a medal.
● The Top Contestant from each of the 17 regions of the Philippines; the PMO reserves the right not to give an
award for a region if there are too few contestants as evaluated by the organizers.

Based on scores from the Area Stage, the top 3 contestants per area will be awarded with a certificate and a medal.

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There are two other special awards.
● The Top Female Contestant from all over the country
● The Top Junior Contestant from all over the country, i.e., a contestant from Grade 7 to Grade 9
The winners will be determined based on their performance up to the last stage that eligible contestants are able to reach.
For example, if two junior contestants make it to the National Stage, then whoever has the higher score in this stage
wins the award. If no junior contestant qualifies to the National Stage, the determination will be based on scores from
the Area Stage.

Based on scores from the National Stage, the top 3 contestants will be awarded with the following:

WINNERS OF THE 25TH PMO

Contestant medal, trophy, certificate, ₱ 25,000
Champion Coach certificate, ₱ 5,000
School Trophy
Contestant medal, trophy, certificate, ₱20,000
1st Runner-Up Coach certificate, ₱ 3,000
School Trophy
Contestant medal, trophy, certificate, ₱ 15,000
2nd Runner-Up Coach certificate, ₱ 2,000
School trophy

IMPORTANT REMINDER

Be updated with the latest announcements on our official Facebook page.

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Version Control

Changes in grammar and wording will not be logged.

Version Date Details

1 Dec. 1, 2022
2 Dec. 30, 2022
The first draft of the general guidelines was officially released.
The link to the General Guidelines – Detailed Edition was included.
The link to the Data Privacy and Health Waiver form was included.
Satellite Test Centers were mentioned in Qualifying Stage – Logistics.
The determination of the winners of the two special awards (Top Female Contestant and
Top Junior Contestant) were articulated further.

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Institute of Mathematics, University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City, 1101 Philippines